Sophia of Lithuania

Sophia of Lithuania

Sophia of Lithuania at the wedding of her son in 1433
Born 1371
Died 1453 (aged 8182)
Burial Cathedral of the Archangel
prev. Ascension Convent (until 1929)
Spouse Vasili I of Russia
Issue
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Anna of Moscow
Vasily II of Moscow
House Gediminids
Father Vytautas the Great
Mother Anna, Grand Duchess of Lithuania
Sophia of Lithuania's grave inscription.

Sophia (1371–1453) was the only daughter of Vytautas the Great of Lithuania and his first wife, Anna. On 21 January 1391, while her father was engaged in the Lithuanian Civil War, she married Vasili I of Russia. She was the longest serving consort of Russia. After Vasili's death in 1425 she became regent for their ten-year-old son Vasili II. Her father supported Vasili's claim to the throne, which was disputed by his uncle, Yuri of Zvenigorod. Sophia was buried in the Ascension Convent; the sarcophagus was moved in 1929 to the Cathedral of the Archangel by Soviet authorities.[1]

Children

She and Vasili I of Russia had at least nine children:

References

  1. Baranauskas, Tomas (2010-10-24). "Vytauto Didžiojo mirties 580-osioms metinėms" (in Lithuanian). Istorija.net. Retrieved 2010-10-26.

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Sophia of Lithuania
Born: c. 1371 Died: 1453
Russian royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Eudoxia of Moscow
Grand Princess consort of Muscovy
1391–1425
Vacant
Title next held by
Maria Yaroslavna of Borovsk
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